Desal plant locks us into high impact water futures The announcement by the Brumby Government of the desalination plant proponents will lock Victoria into a high emissions, high impact water future. The government has had ample opportunities to choose another, lower impact option for meeting our future water needs, and there is growing public sentiment against both the current proposals for the desalination plant and North South pipeline. BASS Coast Shire called for the State Government to consider building its desalination plant somewhere other than Wonthaggi
Complete video at: fora.tv Joel Salatin imagines an ideal environment for breeding pathogens and disease, a depiction that shockingly describes most modern industrial agricultural facilities. Stressing the backwardness of regulations, Salatin mockingly explains, “But it’s OK if we zap it with some radiation a thousand miles away out here at the food processing plant. That’s food safety.” —- Joel Salatin has been featured in Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and in the films Fresh and Food Inc. He is also the author of six books including Family Friendly Farming, Salad Bar Beef, and his latest, Everything I Want To Do is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front. He is a full-time farmer of the highly successful Polyface Farms, and winner of the Heinz International Award for Environmental Leadership.
